Community and Family Influences on Educational Performance in Appalachian Communities.

Autor/inn/en	Broomhall, David; Johnson, Thomas G.
Institution	Southern Rural Development Center, Mississippi State, MS.
Titel	Community and Family Influences on Educational Performance in Appalachian Communities.
Quelle	(1992), (42 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Academic Aspiration; Dropouts; Educational Attitudes; Elementary Secondary Education; Employment Opportunities; High School Seniors; Human Capital; Migration; Occupational Aspiration; Parent Attitudes; Rural Schools; Rural Youth; Socioeconomic Status; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Humankapital; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Elternverhalten; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Youth; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	This paper examines the incentive structures in rural communities that encourage or discourage the accumulation of human capital. This is done by identifying the factors that influence educational performance in four school districts in rural Appalachian Virginia and Kentucky. A review of human capital theory, models, and functions generated six hypotheses concerning the relationships of youth valuation of education to parent attitudes, perceived availability of local employment opportunities, willingness to migrate, educational performance, and educational and occupational aspirations. Data were derived from student records, surveys of high school seniors and dropouts in 12 high schools, and interviews with their parents. The results suggest that the value that youths place on education is influenced by local job opportunities and, to a lesser extent, by willingness to leave the local community to find employment, parents' valuation of education, and family socioeconomic conditions. The results also show that youth valuation of education and socioeconomic background influence educational performance and educational and occupational aspirations. Implications for rural community development are discussed. Contains 25 references. (SV)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC